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<refentry xml:id="simplexmlelement.key" xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook">
<refnamediv>
<refname>SimpleXMLElement::key</refname>
<refpurpose>Return current key</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsect1 role="description">
&reftitle.description;
<methodsynopsis role="SimpleXMLElement">
<modifier>public</modifier> <type>string</type><methodname>SimpleXMLElement::key</methodname>
<void/>
</methodsynopsis>
<warning>
<simpara>
Prior to PHP 8.0, <methodname>SimpleXMLElement::key</methodname> was only
declared on the subclass <classname>SimpleXMLIterator</classname>.
</simpara>
</warning>
<para>
This method gets the XML tag name of the current element.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="parameters">
&reftitle.parameters;
&no.function.parameters;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="returnvalues">
&reftitle.returnvalues;
<para>
Returns the XML tag name of the element referenced by the current <classname>SimpleXMLElement</classname> object.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="errors">
&reftitle.errors;
<para>
Throws an <classname>Error</classname> on failure.
</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="changelog">
&reftitle.changelog;
<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead>
<row>
<entry>&Version;</entry>
<entry>&Description;</entry>
</row>
</thead>
<tbody>
<row>
<entry>8.1.0</entry>
<entry>
An <classname>Error</classname> is now thrown if
<methodname>SimpleXMLElement::key</methodname> is called on an
invalid iterator. Previously, &false; was returned.
</entry>
</row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 role="examples">
&reftitle.examples;
<para>
<example>
<title>Get the current XML tag key</title>
<programlisting role="php">
<![CDATA[
<?php
$xmlElement = new SimpleXMLElement('<books><book>PHP basics</book><book>XML basics</book></books>');
try {
echo var_dump($xmlElement->key());
} catch (Error $e) {
echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
}
$xmlElement->rewind(); // rewind to the first element
echo var_dump($xmlElement->key());
?>
]]>
</programlisting>
&example.outputs;
<screen>
<![CDATA[
Iterator not initialized or already consumed
string(4) "book"
]]>
</screen>
</example>
</para>
</refsect1>
</refentry>
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